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Turgut Karabekir
11410 Strand Dr. Apt 112
Rockville, MD 20852-2946
November 1, 2007
[recipient address was inserted here]Dear [recipient name was inserted here],
US ally Turkey is facing a security threat from the PKK (Kurdistan Workers
Party) terrorist organization. Just over the past few weeks, the PKK has
launched numerous attacks into Turkey from northern Iraq and the prospect
of Turkish military action in self-defense is growing steadily. More than
40 civilians and military personnel have been killed by the PKK this month
alone. Turkey has shown great restraint in dealing with this threat and is
trying to exhaust all diplomatic and other options to exert pressure on
the Kurdish regional leaders in Iraq to end the PKK presence in their
territory. Nevertheless, the Turkish parliament has authorized
cross-border operations against PKK bases in northern Iraq and the vast
majority of the Turkish people are demanding just that.
I am writing to you to urge a clear understanding about the PKK terrorist
organization and remind our legislators of the scourge of terrorism.
• Who are the PKK and what are their goals?
The PKK is an armed terrorist organization, listed as such by the U.S.
Government. It employs force and the threat of force against civilian and
military targets to achieve its political goals. The PKK seeks to create
an independent, communist, ethnically pure Kurdish state in an area that
it calls Kurdistan.
• The PKK is a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization
The PKK was placed on the list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations
established by the U.S. Government, on the United Kingdom’s list of
Proscribed Groups Concerned in Terrorism, and on the list of the European
Union illegal terrorist entities.
• The PKK is also a Criminal Enterprise
The PKK is funded by extortion, drug trafficking (particularly heroin)
and the smuggling of illegal immigrants into Europe and the smuggling of
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